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we all have our favorites through the years. that obviously your favorite. great shows here on abc we tuned into every week. coming up, barbara walters has a preview of a show that will recap all of them. first, it's hard to believe children are eating as much salt as adults. break it down. show you what foods to stay away from to keep the sodium levels down. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. you know, i was once used for small jobs.

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♪ welcome back. and here's a story that should be of particular interest to all the parents out there. your kids may be eating way too much salt. >> a new report even says youngsters are eating nearly as much salt as adults and as abc's sharyon alfonsi reports, that's not good for their health. >> reporter: they are the food kids crave.

>> i love mac 'n' cheese. it is so good. >> reporter: what is your favorite thing to eat for dinner? >> dinosaur chicken nuggets. >> reporter: some of the staples of childhood could have high levels of salt. a new study find children and teens are consuming as much sodium as adults. putting them at risk of high blood pressure. in fact, of the more than 6,000 kids studied, 15% had high or elevated blood pressure. in the '750s, just 1% had high blood pressure. high blood pressure can weaken blood vessel, causing strokes and vision problems. it can also lead to kidney failure. children should consume no more that 2,300 milligrams of salt a day, less than a teaspoon. on average, kids have 3,300 milligra milligrams. where is it coming from? a single serving of mac 'n' cheese has 890 milligrams. even a handful of chicken

nuggets, 470 milligrams. we didn't know until the study cam out sodium intake was as high as adults. >> reporter: like adults, kids can devil of a preference or taste for salty foods as early as 6 months old. you have to be really careful watch cereal and crackers. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> who knew? >> who knew? right. you know some things are high in salt. it sounds like everything is high in salt. it sounds like if it comes out of a box or package, you'd better check it. >> even bread has salt. everything has salt in it. >> all right. now we know. better get on that. >> i know. i like salt. >> i love salt. we're older. older folks love salt. you don't want to get your kids appetite for it at that age. >> got to be careful. coming up next, the best of tv over the years. >> we will give you a preview of a trip down memory lane from barbara walters herself. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc station

welcome back. the people have voted and to night here on abc, you will be able to see what the viewers have chosen as the best tv programs ever in 15 categories. >> it is a nostalgic trip hosted by abc's barbara walters. right now she shows us what to expect from the best variety show category. >> it's one of television's most enduring legacies, the variety show. >> "ed sullivan show." >> reporter: the tv sets may have been black and white. >> you know i can smile. >> reporter: the host -- ♪ you ant nothing but a hound dog ♪

>> reporter: but it was ed sullivan show that brought elvis and his swinging hips into living rooms across the country. ♪ do you look good music >> reporter: of course the 60s brought with them a cultural revolution, also played out on television. and then there's the variety show that brought attitude to the weekend for almost four decades. live from new york, it's saturday night! >> reporter: the sketches are indell imageable. the lines palpable. >> isn't that special? >> reporter: lorne loren michaels says he saw an opportunity. what was your concept? >> we were a new generation. didn't have a show yet the i thought if i could get the show on the air it would be a hit. >> reporter: and was it ever. launching the careers of the one-time unknowns -- eddie murphy. chris rock. will farrell. and, of course, tina fey. >> i can see russia from my house. >> reporter: at "saturday night live," when it comes to poking

fun at people, no one is above the fray, including me. >> i am barbara wawa, and tonight we'll be talking to an actually wiving legend. >> reporter: tell me how barbara wawa came in and ruined my life. >> i think she did with affection. there was no malice. it was funny. a huge hit. you choose to take it as a compliment. >> reporter: because it is "saturday night live," being cool never gets old. >> once you are on "saturday night live" or spoofed, you've made it. >> an icon. sincerest form of flattery. >> "snl" is my favorite. >> laughing, donnie and marie. in the wheel house, outrageous. ♪ i'm a little bit country snoetsz i'm a little bit rock 'n' roll ♪ >> it should make the list, right? >> our list any way. >> our list. coming up one of the most memorable moments in the republican national convention. clint eastwood and that empty

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♪ but they don't listen to me i talk to the stars ♪ ♪ but they never hear me >> that's clint eastwood on vocals. >> that is clint eastwood on vocals. ♪ i talk to chairs >> that's what we're going to talk about. he talked to trees in the movie "paint your wagon" in the '60s. >> recently he talked to the empty chair at the republican national convention. and now he's talking about that with ab skr's nick water. [ applause ] >> when did you decide on what you were going to do, how you were going to do it? >> they're all looking at

teleprompters. in the first place, i'm not very good at that. i didn't have my glasses with me. i would not have been able to read it. the guy said, do you want to sit down? i said, no, but put that out next to the podium, will you? >> reporter: it was like that? kind of look. >> it was kind of look that. i thought i would do this sort of an odd ball thing. >> reporter: this weekend, "snl" was still poking fun. >> no, you go first. no, no, you go first. jinx. >> reporter: some people loved it. some people hated it. some lampooned it. >> good. you are supposed to love it or hate it. >> reporter: eastwood chat add but his day job, "trouble with the curve," and the politics. i've got mr. obama here. >> reporter: the polls suggest that people remember your speech, not mitt romney's. >> i didn't try to upstage. >> reporter: you wouldn't let the campaign see what you would say.

you didn't know. >> i didn't know. >> can't do that to himself. >> reporter: do you think you went too far at all? >> no, not really. anyway, everybody seemed to have a good time with it. that's all that matters. >> reporter: president obama says he's still a big fan of yours. >> hey, you know, that's his bad judgment. no. actually he seemed very charming to me. >> reporter: the most memorable convention moment in decade an indelible moment in american cultural history nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> i could not look away. >> i was telling you beforehand. i watched the first five minutes. i went down and got distracted. i missed the chair part. the money. >> the chair, just unbelievable. >> i saw it all on tape. >> trying to figure it out. is the chair. is he losing it? what's up with the chair? >> like he said it was memorable. it was a lot of the above. he succeeded. >> who remembers anything else. all about the chair. >> exactly. we will be right back. >> invisible obama in the chair. ha-ha. invisible obama in the chair. ha-ha.

hd-8. this morning on "world news w" -- this morning on "world news now" -- tale of the tape. a secret recording has mitt romney doing damage control. >> the republican nominee faced reporters last night responding to his comments about president obama supporters and entitlements. it's tuesday, september 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm june muller. >> i'm sunny hostin. rob and paula are on assignment. we fweelt to that explosive tape, rocking the romney campaign in just a moment. also in this half hour, a militant leader appears at a massive anti-american protest as the anger deepens across the muslim world. new attacks already this morning. and then the royal family fighting back while more topless

photos of kate, the duchess of cambrid cambridge, race across the globe. later, a downhill day for olympic snowboarder shaun white. that's him, details of the arrest behind this mug shot complete with a shiner coming up in "the skinny." he looks so different. >> not his finest moment. late night developments in the case of the leaked videotape on mitt romney. >> the candidate is calling for the release of the full tape instead of just the clips that were posted online. >> he's trying to put a more positive spin on his comments. abc's karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: just as mitt romney's campaign was hoping to hit the reset button, new video may complicate their message. "mother jones," a left-leaning magazine, posted clips of what they say is romney talking to donors at a fund raiser this year. and his talking points are very different than what voters are used to hearing from him on the campaign trail. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what, all right? there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent, who believe

that the government is responsible for them, they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. that's an entitlement and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> reporter: "mother jones", a left-leaning magazine, posted the clips, not full romney remarks, what they say is romney talking to donors at a fund raiser this year. >> i mean, that's what they sell every four years. and so my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. what i have to do is convince the 5% to 10% in the center. that are independents. >> reporter: the obama campaign pounced saying it is shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and declare to a group of wealthy donors that half the american people view themselves as victims. romney held an impromptu press conference in california to respond. >> the president believes in what i've described as a government-centered society. it's not elegantly stated, let

me put it that way. i am speaking off the cuff in response to a question. i'm sure i could state it more clearly in a more effective way. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >> i suspect he will be stating it in more different ways for days to come. >> exactly. i mean i'm troubled by the fact that if you are elected as the president, you do have to make remarks that are off the cuff, you have to be pretty diplomatic, you have meetings with heads of state -- >> sure. >> -- and you have to choose your words carefully. so i think in today's age when you know everything is being videotaped, to sort of say something like that, even to private, private group, private donors, and basically writing off 50% of the country, you intend to lead, it's very troubling at this point in the campaign. >> the part two to the comment, which is a big controversial, he made the point to the group that his dad was born in mexico to american parents, which is true, and he said that if his dad had been born in mexico to mexican

parents, he would have a better chance of winning the elections. >> that will be very difficult for him to explain as well because the latino vote is going to be so very important for, for the republican ticket. i just, i don't know how they -- spin this so close to the election. >> rest assured they're strategizing right now. we'll hear about it tomorrow. i'm sure. or today because it is tomorrow. >> that's right. >> yeah. these dark hours here. all right. anti-american rage over a film that insulted the prophet muhammad has spread to kabul, afghanistan. charred remains of a van. it exploded when a suicide bomber plowed into it at dawn. it killed at least nine people. injured a dozen others. a militant islamic group claiming responsibility, saying the attack was cared out by a woman. security increased at u.s. embassies throughout the region after hezbollah's leader urged anti-american protestors not to ease up. so far the largest and loudest demonstration has taken place on the streets of beirut with marchers shouting "death to america."

hezbollah's normally reclusive leader has come forward with a warning for the u.s. -- ban the film or have it removed from the internet or expect repercussions. we have word about the controversial filmmaker and his family. they have left their los angeles home for parts unknown. deputies say they reunited him with his relatives and drove them to an undisclosed location. more than 130 inmates on the loose this morning after escaping from a prison in northern mexico right near the texas border. authorities say the prisoners broke out through a 20-foot tunnel yesterday and cut their way through a chain link fence. they are now questioning the staff to see if they were involved. most of the fugitives were in for federal crimes like drug trafficking. well, a north carolina court is hearing new testimony in the four-decade-old "fatal vision" case. former green beret and doctor jeffrey macdonald is trying to clear his name in the 1970 murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters.

new dna evidence was introduced monday. there was a statement from a deputy u.s. marshal who said, a woman had told him she was in the family's apartment the night of the attack. a texas mom is demanding answers from her son's middle school, saying administrators paddled him so hard he was covered with welts and bruises. christina downy's 13-year-old son was punished for get ing three consecutive zeros. while she acknowledges she signed a document okaying corporal punishment, she says the school went too far. >> when you paddle a child, you pat their backhand. you don't abuse them. this was abuse. this was so bad that they left bruises. >> reporter: the police department investigated the paddling and concluded that all procedures were properly followed. >> it's -- you might not know this, but 19 states still have this practice allowed by law. 19 states. >> i have got to tell you. you're a parent. i'm a parent. i don't believe in hitting children.

i mean it's something i have never done. >> me either. >> i often compare it to -- when you disagree with an adult, would you hit that adult, no a crime. in many states it is a crime to hit children. i am just so shocked that, one, parent would siern the permission for the corporal punishment and it's just equally shocking that there are so many states that still -- >> 19 of them. >> -- allow that. >> a stat -- juvenile information exchange says more than 28,000 students in georgia were spanked in 2008. >> i just -- i mean -- my understanding now is that the american academy of pediatricians have come out and said parents who spank -- or children that are spanked have mental issues and disorders results from the spanking. later on in their life and they say not do it. >> it is controversial. spare the rod, spare the child. some people believe in old school. that's one thing. i mean i wouldn't spank my kid

no matter what. i sure as heck am not going to let anybody else. that's for sure. >> that's the thing. >> no way. here's a look at your weather. going to be a messy day along the east coast with heavy rain from georgia to new england. there could also be hail, high winds, and even the threat of a tornado. very pleasant though in the west. >> fall-like temperatures in the midwest, chicago and fargo. around 60. bait more unusual pacific northwest. portland, mid to upper 80s. some football, it was monday night. peyton manning would probably like to forget this one. a denver quarterback threw interceptions on his team's first three receptions. falcons made them pay, jumping out to a big lead. >> manning tried to rally his team from 20 points down. denver came up just short. the falcons stay undefeated. with their 27-21 win. my goodness. >> yeah, peyton manning. >> i know. he's usually so great. >> he'll get his groove. >> everyone has his day. everyone has an off day. well, there's more proof this morning that what's old is new.

>> foodmaker general mills reaching back to the good old days for its latest ad campaigns. resurrecting classic characters, iconic jolly green giant and the cheerios' kid. >> and they'll be touting their products' health benefits. the jolly green giant will push kids to eat one more vegetable every day, and the cheerios' kid will push baby boomers to lower their cholesterol. >> i've got to be honest here, i remember the jolly green giant very well. ho-ho-ho -- >> green giant. >> i don't remember the cherrio's kid. >> i don't either. >> maybe it wasn't our era. jolly green giant. all over it. cherrio's kid not so much. >> mystery to us. >> i'm into it. >> why not? >> good message. >> uh-huh. lower your cholesterol. >> absolutely. >> coming up, a 9-year-old takes a stand against the saggy pants in his neighborhood. how his approach is more creative, quite frankly it's adorable. but, first, new developments could be hours away in the case involving those topless photos of duchess kate. the latest next. you're watching "world news now."

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out with more of them, and the royal blood pressure is rising. on the outside, the duke and duchess of cambridge are keeping their upper lips stiff. as their goodwill tour stretches across the south pacific, there are signs that will and kate are seething on the inside. [ indiscernible ] as the prince urged legitimate photographers to hurry up, back in europe his lawyers are trying to convince french prosecutors to pursue criminal breach of privacy charges against the paparazzo who snapped topless pictures of kate on vacation at what was a private villa. william says he wants that photographer in jail. >> i think the fact that they've had such a speedy response speaks volumes on how passionately watermelon feels about putting an end to this type of gutter journalism. >> reporter: after the french paper ran the pictures an

italian magazine ran a 26-page spread under the headline, the queen is nude. ironically, both publications are owned by the former italian prime minister who once used the law to block pictures of his own scandalous parties. the royals want an injunction to stop the release of any more photos. it's probably too late for that. these magazines when they publish something like this, incorporate into the price of doing business, the fines that they likely will have to play. >> for the prince, the battle is personal. his mother diana was killed 15 years ago as she fled the paparazzi's flashbulbs. the italian magazine publishing the 26-page spread, published pictures of diana as she was dying after her car crashed. john and sunny? >> you know, i think what's fascinating about this is there really are two camps. there are some folks who are saying, you know, she's a public person, she shouldn't have been sunbathing topless. there are other folks saying, well, you know what she was on private property, having a private moment, with a telephoto lens or high-powered lenses that apparently captured her from 15 new york city blocks away. >> i agree with both of them.

>> yeah. >> but the thing is she's a royal. i mean, of course, she should be allowed to have her own privacy, but like, you sign up for that. it's unfortunate, but, you know, it goes with the territory. >> it's a tough one. i do think in this instance the law is on her side. the laws in europe are very robust in terms of privacy. and this really was -- you know i think an invasion of privacy. >> i agree. >> when i put my lawyer hat on, i think, okay, she is on firl legal grounding -- footing, rather. when i put my female hat on, i am outraged. like no woman wants that to happen. >> i still wouldn't have done that just in case. when we come back, remembering one of the most memorable character on "general hospital." >> and an oliympian arrested. we've got the mug shot. "the skinny" is next.@ññcñkús1@?

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snowboarder shaun white, remember? the flying tomato. oh, my goodness. charged with vandalism. we have his mug shot. >> not good. >> not pretty. apparently he was in at the louse hotel in nashville. he pulled a fire alarm at the hotel. caused evacuation of all the guests. an employee said he saw white destroy a hotel phone. tried to leave the hotel, first by cab, that was prevented by someone telling the cab driver he was calling the police. after he heard that he allegedly kicked the person and fled on foot. he was found, transported to a local hospital for treatment, and officers are saying he appeared extremely intoxicated and smelling strongly of alcohol. >> it's amazing the things that happen when you have intoxicants. he's a very nice guy, squeaky clean. >> squeaky clean athlete. look what happened. shaun. let's talk about potential

bad behavior situation. tmz reporting amanda bynes did bizarre things when she went shopping. barricaded herself according tmz report, for two hours in the dressing room. clerks reportedly heard a banging sound from inside the dressing room. every ten minutes the clerk made a distress call to another employee saying she was concerned about bynes being in there so long. apparently she wouldn't come out. "i need more time." finally came out at 5:30 p.m., went to the register, bought a pair of stilettos, sunglasses, few other things, she also apparently according to the tmz report, walked out after she tried a bathing suit top on underneath her dress. she came back and said, i paid for the suit. she said she forgot it was on. >> she is in trouble. >> one more thing. follow-up to that. what's next for her? apparently not rehab. according to "e! news." a source tells "e! news" she has not checked in for a treatment facility, nor does she have any plans to. >> she is really in trouble. we are watching a train wreck. feeling like. >> starting to be lindsay lohan.

>> lindsay lohan, yes, yes. >> good luck to her. hopefully turns all it round. >> well, "general hospital" everybody watches that for some time. john ingle died, yes, age 84, after a courageous battle with cancer. remember, he played patriarch, william -- edward quartermaine for nearly two decades. he passed away sunday at the age of 84. let's talk about adele. she's going to be the singer of a new bond movie song. >> that's appropriate, right? >> yeah, she has "license to thrill" total film reporting this. diva is going to sing the song for the upcoming james bond film "sky fall" and would join legends that have recorded songs for james bond movies -- including paul mccartney, duran-duran, carly simon, "the spy who loved me," remember that one? madonna's "die another day." and apparently she told france radio a new song is coming out at the end of the year. rest of the album, two years away. would have to think that is going to be great. >> who doesn't love adele? >> so true.

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♪ pants on the ground pants on the ground ♪ ♪ pants on the ground pants on the ground ♪ ♪ looking like a fool with your pants on the ground ♪ ♪ gold in your mouth >> i remember that. >> very well. >> finally this half-hour, we reported here before about the trend among some teens who want to wear their pants some what lower than what may be socially acceptable. >> one young man is calling for pants to be pulled up. he spoke to kimberly richardson of our new york station wabc. >> i turn on the tv. i see athletes and rappers, sagging. i thought it was so wrong. >> reporter: amore ortega didn't just think about it. the 9-year-old did something about it. ♪ pull them up pull them up pull

the pants up ♪ >> reporter: stage name, little man. this is his rap and video. the posting on youtube has made the fourth grader a hero to many here in his brooklyn neighborhood. >> for a child his age to be bringing attention to something like that it should make the older kids feel quite ashamed. >> reporter: "pull your pants up" addresses what many have tried to and failed. sagging jeans. it was something amore asked his dad juan about and was quickly told, no way, no how, same rule for 7-year-old jamir. amore agreed. felt like those wearing the controversial trend, well, as only a kid could put it "looked >> it's just disrespecting themselves and disrecollecting others who have to watch that. >> reporter: his video was shot in brooklyn. that's the borough president, a long-time little man supporter. amore has been performing since he was 5 1/2 and has a theory

why many choose to wear saggy pants. >> they're around all this negativity and cursing and stuff, and they just want to act like they're bad, they own the streets. >> reporter: and be cool? >> yeah. >> reporter: you don't think it's cool. >> no. >> to my surprise he has been received by all the kids.tey wno >> reporter: do you know you're a very, very special little boy? >> well, a lot of people tell me that. i thbouttime3& t. >> reporter: do you believe io c >t's >> what a cool little k kno f1 & >> it's not your style? you don't go for guys who do the baggy pants thing? >> i'm not really feeling it. >> really? see, i had you pegged for being totally into it. funny style. yeah, i know. the kid, you know he took a stand on it. he's making a lot of fan thing, do you?

this morning on "world news now" -- the romney campaign is rocked by the release of a secretly recorded tape. this morning on "world news now" -- the romney campaign is rocked by the release of a secretly recorded tape. >> how the republican nominee is now explaining comments calling almost half of americans dependent on the government. it is tuesday, september 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good tuesday morning. i'm sunny hostin. >> i'm john muller. rob and paula are on assignment. we're going to get to the romney recording and reaction in a moment. also, coming up, fanning the flames, a militant middle east leader makes a rare appearance as anti-american protests spreads. and then, something new at

the drugstore today. latest prescription weight loss pill. that is right. we'll show you what makes this one different. >> a little later, an ordinary day at school turns into a remarkable reunion. you will see what happens when a soldier surprises his little girl. awesome. >> i always love those stories. >> i love those stories too. but first, with just seven weeks to go until election day, the romney campaign is reeling from a potentially damaging new videotape. >> romney was forced to address the tape last night du hastily arranged news confere ia. here is abc's david muir. >> reporter: mitt romney in california walking up to a podium with a smile, although his campaign is in crisis mode. >> good evening. i understand there is a video that has been on the internet for a few weeks that has attracted some attention. >> reporter: the video posted in snippets by le jones" shows mitt romney there in the circle in a partially

blurred out video speaking to wealthy donors at a fund-raiser. after he clinched the nomination. in the video, romney appears to say nearly half of americans believe they're victims and goes on to say his job is not to worry about those people. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what, all right? there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they're victims, who believe the government has responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. that that's an entitlement and the government should give it to them and they will vote for this low taxes doesn't connect. i'll never convince them that they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. what i have to do is convince the 5% to 10% in the center who are independents. >> who ever has releao cf-s wou would appreciate it if they

would release the whole tape. >> reporter: the obama campaign releasing a statement saying it is shocking tppre nites o dhalfcan ppemsel victims entitled to handouts and are unwilling to take personal responsibility for their lives. president obama had his own moment caught on tape in 2008 in a private fund-raiser during which he said some voters cling to their guns and religion. [ indiscernible ] now, four years later, it's romney explaining his own word. just as the campaign was looking to reboot after tconv gave them no bounce and the president now leadi in david >> that does bring us to our question of the day. what do you think of mt romney's victims' comment? post your thoughts at wnnfans.com. all right. insurgents in afghanistan have carried out a deadly attack this morning as revenge for anti-islam film, mocking prophet muhammad. at around dawn a suicide bomber

slammed into a minivan carrying foreign aviation to kabul's airport. a militant islamic group is claiming responsibility saying for the first time ever in afghanistan the attack was carried out by a woman. and the t th demonstratote s america." they were urged on by hezbollah's leader who made a rare public appearance. he warned the u.s. it must ban the anti-islam film get it off the internet or suffer the consequences. a warning that resonates do you believe people should have freedom of speech? freedom to do whatever they want? >> yeah, but not when it comes to religion. >> hezbollah's leader called on protestors to continue tratr t1th and that anti-islam film was virtually unknown until broadcasters in the middle east spread the word, sparking all that anti-american rage. abc's lama hasan tracked down the man who helped unleash a fury. >> reporter: this was the moment on his program days before

protests erupted here and around the globe. [ speaking foreign language ] when the cleric showed scenes from the anti-islam film he told viewers of his talk show it was very important to defend their faith. so we went in search of him, finding him at the studio. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: he says he's shocked, the fury sparked by the movie. he said he was never inciting violence and deplores it. across the region there are differences in how the mainstream and religious media are covering the story of the film and the protests. well, just a few days ago, news about the anti-islam movie made the headlines here, but we take this liberal egyptian newspaper. that story has been replaced by this one -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: "arabs reject the diplomacy of the marines." another newspaper, more religious, has this slogan that says, "defend the prophet muhammad." but read closer the newspapers, and mainstream media are now

encouraging nonviolent demonstrations while demanding the u.s. government introduce a law to stop the defamation of islam. [ speaking foreign language ] as for the broadcaster who was among the first to show scenes of the film, he says the rage aimed at the u.s., which has been simmering for years when the people here saw the movie, that anger simply boiled over. he has no regrets, he tells us, but hasn't shown the movie again. lama hasan, abc news, cairo. all right. a ruling expected today in the photo scandal plaguing kate middleton and the rest of the royal family. a french judge has asked to halt further publication of kate'sen toless photos. will announce his decision today. lawyers for prince william and kate laid out their argument against the french gossip magazine. that first printed those pictures. it is too late to stop the spread of the photos on the internet. >> what is significant, this is clearly very personal to -- >> of course. >> -- prince william because of

what happened to lady diana. i think it's also very rare that the royal family would take this pretty extraordinary step and take this to court. and they must, at this point, be thinking we have got to draw a line in the sand. >> some where. >> right. because are we heading down that path? what happened to princess diana is that goingo hpke? >> i think so because the laws in europe are so very robust, i mean especially in france. but the fines are pretty steep, in france in particular, and pretty robust in the uk as well. so some pretty firm legal footing for the royals. >> we will see what happens later today. economic tensions heating up between the u.s. and china with both countries filing internatinal comp cf the white house complain the world trade orgon, subsidizing exporhaut and auto parts ty beijing, challenging anti-dumping duties that washington has levered on goods from china. and a big cha ching from

apple. this morning the company says record preorders for the iphone 5 topped 2 million in 24 hours. that's more than double the amount of iphone 4 preorders. apple says most of the preorders will be delivered on friday, but some people will have to wait until next month to get their hands on the new iphone. and there's further proof this morning of what drivers see every time they pull up to the pump. gas prices just keep climbing. the latest energy department numbers put the nationwide average at $3.88 a gallon. up another 3 cents this week, and 28 cents higher than a year ago. turmoil in the middle east has been pushing oil prices higher. a new winnipeg this morning in the battle of the bulge. it's a weight loss drug call ee qsymia, approved by the fda back in july. now hitting the market. it is actually a combination of two drugs. interesting. >> yeah. new, new weight loss drug.

>> yeah, i know nothing about the drug. but you know what works? >> if it works. >> diet/exercise. that works too. >> just not eating that much. right? >> so hard to do. >> hmm. >> let's take a ok a ctlet's take a ok a of toda heavy rain, strong wind, flash flooding could threaten >> and fall arrives a bit earlier in the upper midwest where some areas could see frost. dallas has cooled off nicely to hoen vrycf average at, get this, 100. ooh. >> still 100 degrees in phoenix. >> isn't that something. all right. a little boy in texas getting his lifelong wish, a four-legged best friend. >> he has a rare form of cancer, malignant melanoma of the central nervous system. only a handful of cases have ever been studied. make a wish found him a horse named junior. >> that's a fantastic story. p, rea wish does great work

a horse. >> prett rid >> excellent. >> he's been on a horse before. coming up later in "the mix," saved by a shark. first, one of the most emotional homecomings yet, by an army major intent on seeing his little girl. you're watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by nectrese. discover nectresse. the only 100% natural, no-calorie sweetener made from the goodness of fruit. the rich, sweet taste of sugar. nothing artificial. ♪ it's all that sweet ever needs to be. new nectresse. sweetness naturally.

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dad would be meeting her at school. >> she's going to freak out and probably start crying too. so i'm not quite sure. probably a whole range of emotions. >> did you know anything? >> no. i was confused. >> you were confused. what do you mean? >> i don't know. i just saw a bunch of people come in. i was really confused. my dad was home. i am happy. >> major horbath says now that he is home, he plans on lying around and watching "spongebob" with his daughter. i do that too. audrey's mom set up the surprise with the school's principal. seems to have come off without a hitch. sunny, you've got to love that one, huh? >> i know. i cry every time i see them. >> i know. they're great. >> i don't know if it is that i am a mom or just. opea lom or just. stories, right?

apparently by 2014, at least the plan is our troops will be coming home from afghanist up if that -sface f o >> i know. well, speaking of homecomings, here's some good news from down in texas. banana has been found. yes, not a fruit, but, but a hon. a python. she is a 16-foot-long albino burmese python that had gone missing from a snake park back in april. over the weekend she was found, just crossing the road. banana is said to be in good condin deg mt and police are look into what happened. >> would you freak if you saw that, or are you all right? >> you know, i would freak. i am not okay. not okay with garter snakes. not okay with the burmese python. the thing is why do we have these wild animals? why do we have them? why are they running around? >> at the very least, don't let them get away.

do you want some useless facts about bow a constrictors and my panda knowledge? >> you know about these things. please dazzle me. >> i don't know much about snakes. i snow this much. if you are ever getting t omethare ever getting with sharks? >> like as soon as you go, it gets you tighter. so, can you hite?1o just about everything and not much more about anything. >> he's amazing. >> thank you, sunny. coming up -- aúd

♪ ♪ let it burn ♪ gotta let it go >> sing it, sunny. sing it, sunny. >> there you go. >> welcome back. nothing quite like a little usher on a tuesday morning, right? >> why not? >> the r & b star talking about a subject near and dear to his heart -- his children. >> he spoke with oprah winfrey, about the kids. the nasty custody battle with his ex-wife, and the death of his stepson, that is. amy robach has the details. ♪ if you want to >> reporter: usher didn't hold back. >> i really felt like we were friends. she made us enemies in a way that i could never understand.

>> reporter: the r & b mega star opening up on oprah's next chapter talking for the first time about the end of his marriage, those tabloid headlines, and the emotional courtroom testimony, fighting for cud of his sons. >> swing, spit. >> did you ever hit her? >> never. >> it wasn't until i was on the stand when i cried that i then realized -- "oh, this is an attack." >> were you in love? >> i loved her, yes. yes, i did. i was in love. >> reporter: usher says while they may have moved too fast he was crushed by the way people criticized their relationship. >> this is supposed to be a person that i feel i am going to share the rest of my life with, and nobody, you know, is responldsing the way that i would like them to respond. >> reporter: but the singer says the relationship quickly soured and admitted he played a part. >> were you faithful to her?

>> i was faithful at heart, but not faithful all the way. >> reporter: usher told oprah that although he and tamika had divorced, he was devastated when 11-year-old kyle glover, foster's son from a previous marriage, was killed in july after being hit by a jet ski. >> i miss kyle. >> was kyle a part of your life when you were married? was he? >> a great part of my life. >> were you at the funeral? >> it hurts me to say -- it hurts me to hear the fact that people speculating and say i wasn't at the funeral because i was absolutely at the funeral. >> reporter: usher says he is focusing on being a better father for his own children. while the often uninhibited singer was candid with oprah about his personal life, it was this personal question that made even him blush. >> have you or do you make love to your own music? >> all right. um, some may say this would be rather narcissistic -- >> yes. >> -- but yes. [ laughter ] >> nothing like a candid answer. >> i love oprah. got to tell you, i call her the

oracle. >> heck of a question, right? >> who would ask a question like that? >> oprah can get away with it. >> she asks the question people want to ask but perhaps don't ask. but that interview was so fascinating to me on so many levels. one, he admitted not being faithful. >> an interesting quote. "faithful in his heart." >> that was interesting. also, about the story, we remember, we covered, for, for many, many days, the fact that his stepson was killed in that very tragic accident while they were in the middle of that custody dispute. >> he really loved that son and acted like a prince during all of that. he flew her out off to the hospital, i think, on a chartered plane. he really was a good family man all through that. he loved that kid very, very much. and even his ex-wife said that, he behaved very well. and she was deeply appreciative. >> what's interesting is, i don't think we talked about it in the piece. or it was talked about in the

piece. he got custody of their children together. >> really? >> he got custody of both boys. and that is unusual because it's usually what's in the best interest of the schield, of course, but fathers don't always get custody. he got sole custody of them. >> very candid interview. >> very candid. it's oprah every time someone chooses finish over cascade,

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first time with fishing hook in his hand. feels like it is almost his life work to help. >> i was going to say, he's a good guy, a helper. >> building up a lot of karma in the karma bank. >> that's right. i hope he's around when i need it. i'm kind of a klutz. i get into issues all the time. as you know. also there's a police officer who claims that a shark guided him to a rescue boat when he was helplessly adrift in the pacific ocean. >> hero shark, if you will. >> 15 weeks. a hero shark. he says his brother-in-law was with him. his brother-in-law perished from dehydration. his brother-in-law perished from dehydration. this 41-year-old policeman kne the boat to let him know there was a rescue boat coming by. and then he waved off the boat. i've got to tell you, i'm not really buying it. i think it's more like a mirage or hallucination because sharks

eat people. sharks attack people. >> it can happen. experts will tell you they attack if you are around seals. wo. dolpo cf all that. >> you would be -- a little hero shark, not happening for you. >> hmm-mm, no. "jauss" did not do this, no. let's show you something that is very interesting. you might like this in your kitchen, sunny. >> yeah. >> you in the market for a new range? oven? you know how much that costs? >> how much? >> $100,000. from electrolux, the world's second biggest appliance maker. raond biggest appliance maker. it's really meant for catering. but you know somebody is going to have that in their kitchen ab sti that in their kitchen last but not least. can dem style, i'm just so obsessed with it, it got the u.s. naval academy tribute.

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this morning on "world news now" -- day of rage. new anti-american attacks already today. >> as protests reach a fever pitch, beirut seeing the largest so far. this time they include some ominous threats from the leader of a well-known militant group. it is tuesday, september 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good tuesday morning. i'm sunny hostin. >> i'm john muller. paula and rob are on assignment. we'll have more on those protests in a moment, but first a look at the other stories we're following this morning. >> the romney camp in crisis mode. the candidate tried to explain some pretty negative comments about obama supporters and entitlements. plus, an awkward and emotional courtroom exchange. a woman coming face to face with

a man accused of stalking her because he is acting as his own lawyer. >> which is something you don't see very often actually. >> yeah. someone they say -- >> yes, i know. be your own lawyer, you have a fool for a client. >> fool for a client. i think that's usually always true. and let's talk a little bit about clint eastwood. he's going to give us a little explanation and sit down to shed some light on what he was thinking when he decided on that empty chair skit at the republican convention. i've got to tell you, i was fascinated by it. i couldn't look away. >> it was -- yeah, well, people look at train wrecks too. >> couldn't look away. first, turmoil across the middle east. the outrage over the anti-muslim film, mocking the prophet muhammad is spreading. >> police in kabul say a suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into a minibus near

the airport at dawn, killing at least nine people. an afghan militant islamist group is claiming responsibility for the attack, which comes on the heels of the dire warning from the leader of hezbollah. abc's correspondent alex marquardt is in beirut. >> reporter: major show of anger from boy scouts to clerics poured into the streets. then a surprise. a rare public appearance by the leader of hezbollah, the militant group with the real power here. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: he called the film which mocks the prophet muhammad the worst insult to islam ever and warned if the u.s. doesn't move to ban the film, there will be very serious repercussions against the u.s. around the world. inside the u.s. embassy reports they're shredding classified documents because of the protests. the anger in this rally goes well beyond the film. the chants of death to america, evidence of the fury against an american government that allows these sorts of insults against

islam. >> reporter: do you believe that people should have the freedom of speech, freedom to do whatever they want? >> yeah, but not when it comes to religion. >> reporter: twere indonesia, pakistan, afghanistan, yemen, and the west but elsewhere the protests have eased. egypt where it all began has been quiet. and libya, nothing since the attack that killed four americans, including the ambassador. as fo theh u. government believes that he likely died of smoke inhalation from the fires set in the compound. libyans say he was found alive. the u.s. is still investigating the attack, believing that extremist protessau back in lebanon, no sign the anger is going anywhere. hezbollah has issued a call for four more protests around the country this week. and the u.s. is bracing for morl alex marquardt, abc news, beirut. now to a major bombshell in the presidential race. the republican campaign is in damage control after mitt romney's comments in this leaked videotape. he is shown telling a group of wealthy donors that no matter what he does, 47% of the population won't vote for him because they are dependent on

government. at a late night news conference, romney stood by his argument. >> i believe the point i made is the president starts out with a large number of the voters, 47%, 48%, 49%, something like that, these are people who are in his camp, and they'll vote for him almost no matter what. it's not elegantly stated, let me put it that way. i'm speaking off the cuff in response to a question, and i'm sure i could state it more clearly in a more effective way than i did in a setting like that. >> romney called for the entire videotape to be released instead of the clips that have been posted on line so far. the obama campaign called the video shocking. it's hard to serve as president for all americans when you disdainfully have written off half the nation, obama campaign manager jim messina said in a statement. >> it's going to be very interesting, the damage control. clearly got out really quick and said something. this is going to hang around for a while.

>> i mean absolutely. it is just so close to the election. i think the point is it's pretty well made by the obama campaign. how do you write off basically half of the country and then expect to be able to run the country? >> absolutely. it's not unlike -- remember president obama during the election when he made the comment about people in middle america taking their frustrations out in guns and things? >> right. >> it's a gaffe. >> a gaffe. >> obama made a gaffe. he lived it down. we'll see if romney lives this one down. >> it's the timing. timing is the problem. and that brings us to our question of the day. what do you think of mitt romney's victims comment? post your thoughts at wnnfans.com. all right. a terror threat rattling nerves at jfk airport turned out to be a hoax. american airlines flight from san francisco and finn air flight searched after a caller phoned in a bomb threat. nothing was found. things got tense between the tower and one of the pilots. >> we're surrounded by emergency vehicles. there's a reason for this. somebody's got to give us the

reason or we're going to evacuate the aircraft. you've got 60 seconds. >> the caller claimed two terrorists with explosives were hiding in the wheel wells of the planes. people who have done that in the past usually die from a lack of oxygen or freezing temperatures. the occupy wall street movement marked its one-year anniversary. slightly more muted than when it started out. protestors rallied in more than 30 cities across the world with perhaps the loudest gathering around the new york stock exchange. >> we want corporate influence out of politics. we want universal health care. get the commerce and industry out. >> nearly 200 people were arrested in new york, most of them for disorderly conduct. well, it took 17 years, but a man charged with killing an atlanta area flight attendant is now finally facing trial. >> the victim's son who was stabbed 16 times but survived is expected to take the stand. ashley swann of our atlanta station, wsb, has more from the courthouse. >> if i would have known it

would have led to this, i would have clearly -- i would have clearly done things differently, but i can't. i can't take back time. i just wanted him to get help. i wanted it all just to stop. just stop. i just wanted tight stop. >> reporter: painful testimony from loretta blatz having to answer questions on the witness stand from the very man she helped put behind bars for stalking her. blatz was housemates with carmen smith. he strangled and stabbed smith to death and stabbed smith's 5-year-old son to get revenge on blatz. >> when? >> it was just a few days after you stabbed car membership and stabbed nick. >> reporter: struggled to keep her cool after she faced question after question, defending himself despite discouragement from the judge. he spent friday cross-examining blatz in the third person, asking detail after detail from reports from his stalking trial. >> it's just -- it's prejudicial and entirely inappropriate. >> well, you know, it's entirely

inappropriate that you stalked me and i have to come back with you and answer questions. that's hard for me! >> remarkable. remarkable. it's really rare for a judge to allow a defendant to represent himself. you have this defendant representing himself, cross-examining his victim. i mean you just don't see that. >> it thoos be really uncomfortable for that poor woman. >> it has to be. my understanding -- i was i was in the courtroom to see something like this. but the judge has marked off with tape the areas where the defendant can walk. so the defendant can't walk too closely to the jury well. and interestingly enough, the defendant is not allowed to handle the exhibits, including the knives that he used to murder the victim. and it's interesting because so many people were saying, you know, on facebook and twitter, well he's at a disadvantage. and my thought is, well, no, the judge is protecting him. if the jury believes he did it, can you imagine if he's wielding

the knives in front of the jury? he needs to distance himself away from sort of the instruments of the crime. really, really fascinating. >> and that was ashley swann of our atlanta station. the victim's son was only 5 years old when he was stabbed after returning home from school. all right. well, let's talk about children in chicago. they're missing a seventh day of school as the teachers' union meets today to vote on a new contract at the request of mayor rahm emanuel. city attorneys filed an injunction aimed at forcing the teachers to strike immediately. by then the hearing would be irrelevant if the teachers reach a deal and walkout on their own. and you love this story. in washington this morning politicians are likely to find they may not be the biggest deal in town. >> yes. the biggest celebrity in d.c. these days is a new born giant panda. no bigger than a candy bar. the hairless pink cub was born to a 14-year-old mother thought to be done with conceiving. >> under an agreement with the chinese government, zoo officials can keep the cub for four years before it has to go back to china.

and, john, you at the break were telling me all about this. i was telling you a week ago. it's fascinating. pandas have something called a false pregnancy. and often, even with sonograms, the doctors who are monitoring the thing don't know if it's a false pregnancy or a real one until the baby comes out. that's because things like the hormone levels and the, mother panda's blood change, uterus thickens, if she starts building a nest. it's not that she even conceives. sometimes there's no conception whatsoever. but all these behaviors happened. they were hoping this time, really thought she was acting really, really pregnant. and she was. >> i think it is unbelievable that this, tiny cub is so tiny. i mean the size of candy bar? pandas are huge bears. >> i know. it's kind of crazy, right? >> and you know a lot about pandas. >> i do now. reporters are sponges. we become experts after a couple

of hours. >> i'm impressed. >> thanks. we all have our favorites through the years. that obviously is your favorite. great shows here on abc we tuned into every week. coming up, barbara walters has a preview of a show that will recap all of them. but first it's hard to believe children are eating as much salt as adults. we're going to break it down and show you what foods to stay away from to keep the sodium levels down. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. ws now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by consumer cellular. you know, i was once used for small jobs.

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♪ welcome back. and here's a story that should be of particular interest to all the parents out there. your kids may be eating way too much salt. >> a new report even says youngsters are eating nearly as much salt as adults, and as abc's sharyn alfonsi reports, that's not good for their health. >> reporter: they are the food kids crave. >> i love mac 'n' cheese. it is so good. >> reporter: what's your

favorite thing to eat for dinner? >> dinosaur chicken nuggets. >> reporter: but some of those staples of childhood could have high levels of salt. al new study finds children and teens are consuming as much sodium as adults, putting them at risk of high blood pressure. in fact, of the more than 6,000 kids studied, 15% had high or elevated blood pressure. in the '750s, just 1% had high blood pressure. high blood pressure can weaken blood vessel, causing strokes and vision problems. it can also lead to kidney failure. and cardiovascular disease. children should consume no more that 2,300 milligrams of salt a day, a little less than a teaspoon. but a study found that on average kids have 3,300 milligrams. where's it coming from? well, a single serving of mac 'n' cheese has 890 milligrams.

even a handful of chicken nuggets, 470 milligrams. we didn't know until the study cam out sodium intake was as high as adults. >> reporter: like adults, kids can devil of a preference or taste for salty foods as early as 6 months old. you have to be really careful watch cereal and crackers. sharyn alfonsi, abc news, new york. >> who knew? >> who knew? right. i mean you know some things are high in salt. >> right. >> but it sounds like everything is high in salt. >> exactly. >> it soundses like if it comes out of a box or package, you'd better check it. >> even bread has salt. everything has salt in it. >> all right. now we know. better get on that. >> i know. i like salt. >> i love salt. we're older. older folks love salt. you doan want to get your kids' appetite for it at that age. >> got to be careful. coming up next, the best of tv over the years. >> we will give you a preview of a trip down memory lane from barbara walters herself. you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. ews now" will continue after this from our abc station

welcome back. the people have voted and to night here on abc, you will be able to see whhe viewe welcome back. the people have voted and to programs ever in 15 categories. >> it is a nostalgic trip hosted by abc's barbara walters. right now she shows us what to expect from the best variety show category. >> it's one of television's most enduring legacies, the variety show. >> "the ed sullivan show." >> reporter: the tv sets may have been black and white. >> you know i can smile. >> reporter: the host -- ♪ you ant nothing but a hound dog ♪ >> reporter: but it was "the ed sullivan show" that brought elvis and his swinging hips into living rooms across the country.

♪ do you like good music >> reporter: of course, the '60s brought with them a cultural revolution, also played out on television. and then there's the variety show that brought attitude to the weekend for almost four decades. live from new york, it's saturday night! >> reporter: the sketches are indelible. the lines palpable. >> isn't that special? >> reporter: creator loren michael says he saw an opportunity. what was your concept? >> we were a new generation. didn't have a show yet the i thought if i could get the show on the air it would be a hit. >> reporter: and was it ever. launching the careers of the one-time unknowns -- eddie murphy. chris rock. will farrell. and, of course, tina fey. >> i can see russia from my house. >> reporter: at "saturday night live," when it comes to poking fun at people, no one is above the fray, including me.

>> i'm barbara wawa, and tonight we'll be talking to an actual wiving legend. >> reporter: tell me how barbara wawa came in and ruined my life. >> i think she did it with affection. there was no malice. it was funny. a huge hit. you choose to take it as a compliment. >> reporter: because it's "saturday night live," being cool never gets old. >> let's face it. once you're on "saturday night live" or spoofed, you've made it. >> an icon. sincerest form of flattery. >> "snl" is my favorite. >> laughing, donnie and marie. in the wheelhouse, outrageous. ♪ i'm a little bit country ♪ i'm a little bit rock 'n' roll ♪ >> it should make the list, right? >> our list anyway. >> our list. coming up, one of the most memorable moments in the republican national convention. clint eastwood and that empty chair. >> we're going to sit down with the director and actor and see

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60 years, millions of women, ♪ i talked to the trees ♪ but they don't listen to me i talk to the stars ♪ ♪ but they never hear me >> that's clint eastwood singing. >> that's clint eastwood on vocals. ♪ i talk to chairs >> that's what we're going to talk about. he talked to trees in the movie "paint your wagon" in the '60s. >> recently he talked to the empty chair at the republican national convention. and now he's talking about that with abc's nick watt. [ applause ] >> reporter: when did you decide on what you were going to do, how you were going do it? >> they're all looking at teleprompters. in the first place, i'm not very

good at that. i didn't have my glasses with me, so i probably would not have been able to read it anyway. the guy said, do you want to sit down? i said, no, but put that out next to the podium, will you? >> reporter: it was really like that? kind of like -- >> it was kind of like that. i thought i would do this sort of an oddball thing. >> reporter: this weekend, "snl" was still poking fun. >> no, you go first. no, no, you go first. jinx. >> reporter: some people loved it. some people hated it. some lampooned it. >> good. you're supposed to love it or hate it. >> reporter: eastwood chat add but his day job, "trouble with the curve," and the politics. i've got mr. obama sitting here. >> reporter: the polls suggest that people remember your speech, not mitt romney's. >> i didn't try to upstage. >> reporter: you wouldn't let the campaign see what you would say. you didn't know.

>> i didn't know. >> can't do that to himself. >> reporter: do you think you went too far at all? >> no, not really. anyway, everybody seemed to have a good time with it. that's all that matters. >> reporter: president obama says he's still a big fan of yours. >> hey, you know, that's his bad judgment. no. actually he seems very charming to me. >> reporter: the most memorable convention moment in decade an indelible moment in american cultural history. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> i could not look away. >> i was telling you beforehand. i watched the first five minutes. i went down and got distracted. i missed the chair part. >> i mean the chair -- >> the money. >> just unbelievable. >> i saw it all on tape. >> trying to figure it out. is the chair. is he losing it? what's up with the chair? >> it was a lot of the above. like he said, it was memorable. he succeeded. >> who remembers anything else? >> exactly right. >> it's all about the chair. >> exactly. we will be right back. >> invisible obama in the chair. invisible obama in the chair. ha-ha. [ female announcer ] now get high speed internet at home

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this morning on "world news now" -- tale of the tape. a secret recording has mitt romney doing damage control. >> the republican nominee faced reporters last night responding to his comments about president obama supporters and entitlements. it's tuesday, september 18th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning. i'm john muller. >> i'm sunny hostin. rob and paula are on assignment. we'll get to that explosive tape, rocking the romney campaign in just a moment. also in this half hour, a militant leader appears at a massive anti-american protest as the anger deepens across the muslim world. new attacks already this morning. and then the royal family fighting back while more topless photos of kate, the duchess of cambridge, race across the globe.

and later, a downhill day for olympic snowboarder shaun whi white. that's him. details of the arrest behind this mugshot, complete with a shiner coming up in "the skinny." he looks so different. >> not his finest moment. late night developments in the case of the leaked videotape on mitt romney. >> the candidate is calling for the release of the full tape instead of just the clips that were posted online. >> he's trying to put a more positive spin on his comments. abc's karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: just as mitt romney's campaign was hoping to hit the reset button, new video may complicate their message. "mother jones," a left-leaning magazine, posted clips of what they say is romney talking to donors at a fund-raiser this year. and his talking points are very different than what voters are used to hearing from him on the campaign trail. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what, all right? there are 47% who are with him, who are dependent, who believe that the government is

responsible for them, they're entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. that's an entitlement and the government should give it to them. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> reporter: "mother jones", a left-leaning magazine, posted the clips, not full romney remarks, what they say is romney talking to donors at a fund-raiser this year. >> i mean that's what they sell every four years. and so my job is not to worry about those people. i'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives. what i have to do is convince the 5% to 10% in the center that are independents. >> reporter: the obama campaign pounced, saying, quote, it's shocking that a candidate for president of the united states would go behind closed doors and clee clair to a group of wealthy donors that half the american people view themselves as victims. romney held an impromptu press conference in california to respond. >> the president believes in what i've described as a government-centered society. it's not elegantly stated, let me put it that way. i'm speaking off the cuff in

response to a question, and i'm sure i could state it more clearly and in a more effective way. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >> i suspect he'll be stating it in more different ways for days to come. >> exactly. i mean i'm troubled by the fact that if you are elected as the president, you do have to make remarks that are off the cuff. you have to be pretty diplomatic. you have to have meetings with heads of state -- >> sure. >> -- and you have to choose your words carefully. so i think in today's age when you know everything is being videotaped, to sort of say something like that, even to private -- a private group, private donors, and basically writing off 50% of the country you intend to lead, it's very troubling at this point in the campaign. >> the part two to the comment, which is a big controversial, he made the point to the group that his dad was born in mexico to american parents, which is true, and he said that if his dad had been born in mexico to mexican parents, he would have a better chance of winning the elections. >> and that's going to be very

difficult for him to explain as well because the latino vote is going to be so very important for the republican ticket. i just -- i don't know how they spin this so close to the election. >> rest assured they're strategizing right now. >> that's right. >> we'll hear about it tomorrow, i'm sure -- or today because it is tomorrow. >> that's right. >> it's these dark hours here. all right. anti-american rage over a film that insulted the prophet muhammad has spread to kabul, afghanistan. charred remains of a van. it exploded when a suicide bomber plowed into it around dawn. it killed at least nine people. injured a dozen others. a militant islamic group claiming responsibility, saying the attack was cared out by a woman. security has been increased at u.s. embassies throughout the region after hezbollah's leaders urged anti-american protesters not to ease up. so far the largest and loudest demonstration has taken place on

the streets of beirut with marchers shouting "death to america." hezbollah's normally reclusive leader has come forward with a warning for the u.s. -- ban the film or have it removed from the internet or expect repercussions. we have word about the controversial filmmaker and his family. they have left their los angeles home for parts unknown. deputies from the sheriff's department say they reunited him with his relatives and then drove them to an undisclosed location. more than 130 inmates on the loose this morning after escaping from a prison in northern mexico right near the texas border. authorities say the prisoners broke out through a 20-foot ton yesterday, and then they cut their way through a chain link fence. they're now questioning the staff to see if they were involved. most of the fugitives were in for federal crimes like drug trafficking. well, a north carolina court is hearing new testimony in the four-decade-old "fatal vision" case. former green beret and doctor jeffrey macdonald is trying to clear his name in the 1970 murders of his pregnant wife and two young daughters. new dna evidence was introduced monday. and there was a statement from a

deputy u.s. marshal who said a woman had told him she was in the family's apartment the night of the attack. a texas mom is demanding answers from her son's middle school, saying administrators paddled him so hard he was covered with welts and bruises. christina downy's 13-year-old son was punished for getting three consecutive zeros. while she acknowledges she signed a document okaying corporal punishment, she says the school went too far. >> when you paddle a child, you pat their behind. you don't abuse them. this was abuse. this was so bad that they left bruises. >> reporter: the police department investigated the paddling and concluded that all procedures were properly followed. >> it's -- you might not know this, but 19 states still have this practice allowed by law. 19 states. >> i've got to tell you. you're a parent. i'm a parent. i don't believe in hitting children. >> me neither.

>> i mean it's something i have never done. i often compare it to -- when you disagree with an adult, would you hit that adult? no. it's a crime. in many states it is a crime to hit children. i am just so shocked that, one, parent would sign the permission for the corporal punishment, and just equally shocked that there are many states that still allow that. >> here's a stat that will blow your mind, sunny. juvenile information exchange says more than 28,000 students in georgia were spanked in 2008. >> i just -- i mean -- my understanding now is that the american academy of pediatricians have come out and said parents who spank -- or children that are spanked have mental issues and disorders results from the spanking. later on in their life, saying not to do it. >> it is controversial. spare the rod, spare the child. some people believe in old school. that's one thing. i mean i wouldn't spank my kid no matter what. i sure as heck am not going to let anybody else. that's for sure. >> that's the thing.

>> no way. well, here's a look at your weather. it's going to be a messy day along the east coast with heavy rain from georgia to new england. there could also be hail, high winds, and even the threat of a tornado. very pleasant, though, in the west. >> fall-like temperatures in the midwest, chicago and fargo. around 60. bait more unusual pacific northwest. with portland in the mid to upper 80s. some football, it was monday night. peyton manning would probably like to forget this one. a denver quarterback threw interceptions on his team's first three receptions last night in atlanta. falcons made them pay, jumping out to a big lead. >> manning tried to rally his team from 20 points down. but denver came up just short. the falcons stay undefeated with their 27-21 win. my goodness. >> yeah, peyton manning. >> i know. he's usually so great. >> he'll get his groove. >> everyone has his day. everyone has an off day. well, there's more proof this morning that what's old is new. >> foodmaker general mills reaching back to the good old days for its latest ad campaigns.

resurrecting its classic characters iconic jolly green giant and the cheerios kids. >> and they'll be touting their products' health benefits. the jolly green giant will push kids to eat one more vegetable every day, and the cheerios' kid will push baby boomers to lower their cholesterol. >> i've got to be honest here, i remember the jolly green giant very well. ho-ho-ho -- >> green giant. >> yeah, exactly. i don't remember the cheerios kid. >> i don't either. mabt wasn't our era. jolly green giant, all over it. cherrios' kid not so much. >> it's a mystery to us. >> i'm into it. >> why not? >> good message. >> uh-huh. lower your cholesterol. >> absolutely. coming up, a 9-year-old takes a stand against the saggy pants in his neighborhood. how his approach is more creative and, quite frankly, it's adorable. but, first, new developments could be just hours away in the case involving those topless photos of duchess kate. the latest next. you're watching "world news now." ♪

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royal blood pressure is rising. on the outside, the duke and duchess of cambridge are keeping their upper lips stiff. but tharz goodwill tour stretches across the south pacific, there are signs will and kate are seething on the inside. [ indiscernible ] as the prince urged legitimate photographers to hurry up, back in europe his lawyers are trying to convince french prosecutors to pursue criminal breach of privacy charges against the paparazzo who snapped topless pictures of kate on vacation at what was a supposed to be a private villa. william reportedly said he wants th that photographer in jail. >> i think the fact that they've had such a speedy response speaks volumes on how passionately watermelon feels about putting an end to this type of gutter journalism. >> reporter: after the french paper ran the pictures an italian magazine ran a 26-page spread under the headline, "the queen is nude. kwds ironically both

publications a owned by the former italian prime minister who once used the law to block pictures of his own scandalous parties. the royals want an injunction to stop the release of any more photos. it's probably too late for that. these magazines, when they publish something like this, incorporate into the price of doing business, the fines that they likely will have to play. >> for the prince, the battle is personal. his mother diana was killed 15 years ago as she fled the paparazzi's flashbulbs. and the italian magazine publishing that 26-page spread is the same magazine that published pictures of diana as she was dying after her car crashed. john and sunny? >> you know, i think what's fascinating about this is there really are two camps. there are some folks who are saying, you know what, she's a public person, she shouldn't have been sunbathing topless. there are other folks saying, well, you know what she was on private property, having a private moment, with a telephoto lens or high-powered lenses that apparently captured her from 15 new york city blocks away. >> i agree with both of them. >> yeah. >> but the thing is she's a royal.

i mean, of course, she should be allowed to have her own privacy, but like, you sign up for that. it's unfortunate, but, you know, it goes with the territory. >> it's a tough one. i do think in this instance the law is on her side. the laws in europe are very robust in terms of privacy. and this really was -- you know i think it was an invasion of privacy. >> i agree. >> when i put my lawyer hat on, i think, okay, she's on firm legal grounding -- footing, rather. when i put my female hat on, i am outraged. like no woman wants that to happen. >> i still wouldn't have done that just in case. when we come back, remembering one of the most memorable characters on "general hospital." >> and an olympian arrested. we've got the mugshot. "the skinny" is next. >> announcer: abc's "world news now" will continue after this from our abc stations. got the mug shot. "the skinny" is next.

♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> and now it's time for "the ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> and now it's time for "the skinny." this is my favorite segment of the show. snowboarder shaun white, remember? the flying tomato. oh, my goodness.

charged with vandalism. we have his mug shot. >> not good. >> not pretty. apparently he was in at the loews vanderbilt hotel in nashville. he pulled a fire alarm at the hotel. caused evacuation of all the guests. an employee said he saw white destroy a hotel phone. tried to leave the hotel, first by cab, that was prevented by someone telling the cab driver he was calling the police. after that he heard that, he allegedly kicked the person and fled on foot. he was found, transported to a local hospital for treatment, and officers are saying he appeared extremely intoxicated and smelling strongly of alcohol. >> it's amazing the things that happen when you have intoxicants. he's a very nice guy, squeaky clean. >> squeaky clean athlete. look what happened. >> yeah, wow. all right. shaun. let's talk about potential bad behavior situation. tmz reporting amanda bynes did some very bizarre things when she went shopping recently.

she barricaded herself, according to a tee mz report, for two hours in the dressing room. clerks reportedly heard a banging sound from inside the dressing room. every ten minutes the clerk made a distress call to another employee saying she was concerned about bynes being in there so long. and apparently she wouldn't come out. "i need more time." finally came out at 5:30 p.m., went to the register, bought a pair of stilettos, sunglasses, few other things, she also apparently, according to the tmz report, walked out after she tried a bathing suit top on underneath her dress. she came back and said, i paid for the suit. she said she forgot it was on. >> she's in trouble. >> one more thing. a follow-up to that. what's next for her? apparently not rehab. according to "e! news." a source tells "e! news" she has not checked in to a treatment facility nor does she have any plans to. >> she's really in trouble. we're watching a train wreck. i'm feeling like -- >> starting to feel like lindsay lohan. >> lindsay lohan, yes, yes.

>> good luck to her. hopefully turns all it round. well, "general hospital," everybody watches that for some time. john ingle died, yes, age 84, after a courageous battle with cancer. remember, he played patriarch, william -- edward quartermaine for nearly two decades. he passed away sunday at the age of 84. all right. let's talk about adele. she's going to be the singer of a new bond movie song. pretty cool, right? >> that's appropriate. >> yeah. she has "license to thrill" total film reporting this. this diva is going to sing the song for the upcoming james bond film "skyfall" and would join legends that have recorded songs for james bond movies -- including paul mccartney, duran-duran, carly simon, "the spy who loved me," remember that one? madonna's "die another day." and apparently she told france radio a new song is coming out at the end of the year and that the rest of the album is coming out about two years away. i would have to think that is

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♪ pants on the ground pants on the ground ♪ ♪ pants on the ground pants on the ground ♪ ♪ looking like a fool with your pants on the ground ♪ ♪ gold in your mouth >> i remember that. >> very well. finally this half hour, we reported here before about the trend among some teens who want to wear their pants somewhat lower than what may be socially acceptable. >> one young man is called for pants to be pulled up. he spoke to kimberly richardson of our new york station wabc. >> i turn on the tv. i see athletes and rappers, sagging. i thought it was so wrong. >> reporter: amore arteaga didn't just think about it. the 9-year-old did something about it. ♪ pull them up pull them up pull the pants up ♪ >> reporter: his stage name, lilman. this is his rap and video. the posting on youtube has made

the fourth grader a hero to many here in his brooklyn neighborhood. >> for a child his age to be bringing attention to something like that, it should make the older kids feel quite ashamed. >> reporter: "pull ya pants up" addresses what many have tried to and failed. sagging jeans. it was something amore asked his dad juan about and was quickly told, no way, no how, same rule for 7-year-old jamir. amore agreed. felt like those wearing the controversial trend, well, as only a kid could put it "looked foolish." >> it's justdisrespecting themselves and disrespecting others who have to watch that. >> reporter: his video was shot in brooklyn. that's the borough president, marty markowitz, a long-time lilman supporter. amore has been performing since he was 5 1/2 and has a theory why many choose to wear saggy pants. >> they're around all this negatively like cursing and stuff, and they just want to act like they're bad, they own the streets. >> reporter: and be cool.

>> yeah. >> reporter: you don't think it's cool. >> no. >> to my surprise he has been received by all the kids. they see him coming down the street. they say, "hey, little man, look, i'm pulling up my pants." >> reporter: do you know you're a very, very special little boy? >> well, a lot of people tell me that. i think about it sometimes a lot. >> reporter: do you believe it? >> yeah. >> reporter: that's good. >> what a cool little kid, huh? >> i know. you know, that style with the pants -- i -- >> it's not your style? you don't go for guys who do the baggy pants thing? >> i'm not really feeling it. >> really? >> not into it. >> see, i had you pegged for being totally into it. it is a funny style. the kids -- yeah, i know. the kid, you know he took a stand on it. he's making a lot of fans. >> yeah. you don't do the baggy pants thing, do you? >> no. >> you don't strike me as a saggy pants wearer. >> pretty classic when it comes >> i can see tha